Transgender Religious Leaders Summit
Save the date! The upcoming Transgender Religious Leaders Summit is scheduled for April 16th-18th, 2010.
See attachment: TRLS - Save the Date
2009 Reconciling Saints Announced
Cambridge Welcoming Ministries is pleased to announce the celebration of our annual Reconciling Saint Sunday on November 1st, 2009 at 5 PM at College Avenue United Methodist Church, Somerville, MA.
Each year we host a celebration of Reconciling Saints in honor of those who advocate for the full inclusion of all God’s beloved children. This year, we will honor the life and ministry of two families who embody what it means to be a saint for the Reconciling movement: Sue Laurie and Julie Bruno and Joyce and Willard Robinson.
Sue and Julie have been tireless advocates for the full inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities from their small church in Pennsylvania to the steps of General Conference, where in 2008 they were married as an act both of committed love and of radical ecclesial obedience…doing what the Gospel demands and the Discipline forbids.
Joyce and Willard Robinson have also embodied what it means to be a faithful family dedicated to inclusion of all people in both the church and society. For decades, Joyce and Willard have been the voice of justice in the New England Annual Conference, advocating and speaking out for all those marginalized.
It is with great joy that Cambridge Welcoming Ministries honors these families as our Reconciling Saints this year. Won’t you join us as we honor these families on November 1st at 5 PM? All are welcome!
CWM invites all to honor Sue and Julie and Joyce and Willard by donating a special gift to The Bishop Melvin Talbert Mission Fund established this past spring. This fund campaign is designed to raise $250,000 over five years. These funds are critical to both the maintenance and growth of our mission as we seek to proclaim God’s love with all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight persons.
International Day of Climate Action: Boston Activities
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Join CWM and others as we take a stand for a safe climate future!
Boston Under Water 350 Festival –
A regional tongue-in-cheek creative event
3:00 - 5:30 pm, Saturday, October 24, 2009 Photo at 3:50 pm
RAIN OR SHINE! (Water would just make it that much more realistic & we’ve got to be ready!)
Christopher Columbus Park downtown Boston (Aquarium T stop or Walk from Park Street on Red Line)
Gather en masse in downtown Boston’s Christopher Columbus Park, on the waterfront (Aquarium T stop) to participate in positive attention-getting and imagination-catching activities. The focus will be on the iconic image of sea level rise to draw attention to the threat of global climate change.
Travel from community events to the downtown location will be an important part of the day. Costumes, floats and theatrical events will draw attention to 350 and increase attendance. Participants in many morning 350 events will make their way independently (by foot, T, bicycle, roller-blades, canoe, and decorated vehicles) to downtown Boston.
– A race to build a wall of sandbags to protect Boston from rising sea levels and stronger storms!
– A massive group photo in front of the sandbag wall with a banner calling on world leaders to get us back to 350 and to pass a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty this year.
– Beach and water games!
– Participatory Climate Theater!!
– Relay racing!!
– Flooding Station: learn about what sea level rise and higher storm surges will mean for Boston
– Plus blue face-painting, bike-flag making, and more!
How You & Your Group Can Participate:
• Commit to attending the event and to bringing as many people as you can!
• Costumes & theatrics: Attendees are strongly encouraged to wear water-related costumes. It’s not too early to plan your outfit for the day! Plan how you will get to the Boston event and what you will do to engage people on the way. The idea is to have 350 everywhere on October 24th.
Organizers:
Greenpeace USA, JP Green House, Massachusetts Council of Churches, Massachusetts Power Shift, Somerville Climate Action
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston, The Williams Agency
Co-Sponsors:
Boston Climate Action Network, Cambridge Green Decade,
Greenport, Home Energy Efficiency Team, Living Structures, Inc., Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities, Medford Climate Action, Mystic River Watershed Association
